Crisis on Earth-Two!

Justice League of America #22

September 1963

In a Nutshell

Part 2 of the first JLA/JSA crossover essentially boils down to a prison break, followed by sixteen heroes bum-rushing the bad guys.

Roll Call

The first two chapters of this story show the Justice Society and the JLA apprehending their respective villains. But as soon as the Green Lanterns rescue the captured Flashes, a trap is sprung that frees the criminals and imprisons the heroes. So nothing that happened in the first half of the book counts as contribution credit.

  • The Atom deduces that the cages they have been trapped in have been specifically designed to counter the powers of their occupants. All they need to do to free themselves is get creative.
  • The Green Lanterns use their power rings to shrink their way out of their cages, then free the Flashes.
  • The Flashes are able to liberate Wonder Woman and Black Canary. It’s not specified exactly what happens after that, but ultimately are the heroes are free once again.

The final battle with the villains is only shown as a montage, but from what we can see, it looks like the key players are:

  • Green Arrow and the Atom defeat the Icicle.
  • Wonder Woman and the Earth-2 Flash take down the Wizard.
  • Earth-2 Green Lantern bests Doctor Alchemy.
  • Green Lantern and the Earth-2 Atom overcome the Fiddler.
  • Doctor Fate zaps Felix Faust.
  • The Martian Manhunter beats Chronos.

The Scorecard

A little over half the assembled heroes make a difference in this story. The only noteworthy change in the overall standings is that Green Arrow has finally caught up to Snapper Carr in the contribution rating.


Team Member


Tenure

Cover Appearances

Story Appearances

Contribution Rating

Green Lantern

25

25

100%

25

100%

20

80%

Martian Manhunter

25

23

92%

25

100%

18

72%

Flash

25

24

96%

25

100%

16

64%

Wonder Woman

25

25

100%

25

100%

16

64%

Aquaman

25

22

88%

25

100%

14

56%

Superman

25

5

20%

23

92%

13

52%

Green Arrow

19

18

95%

19

100%

10

53%

Snapper Carr

25

2

8%

23

92%

10

40%

Atom

9

7

78%

9

100%

6

67%

Batman

25

5

20%

23

92%

5

20%

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